prop

英[prɒp]美[prɑːp]
  • n. 支柱；支持者；倚靠人
  • n. 道具
  • n. 螺旋桨；推进器
  • v. 支撑；维持

    • 记忆方法

    词源考究法
    来自中古荷兰语proppe，葡萄藤蔓支撑架，支撑，词源不详。可能来自拉丁语propago，放置，固定，来自pro-，向前，-pag，固定，词源同page,compact.
      verb(动词)
      1. 支撑;支持
      noun(名词)
      1. [ C usually plural ] 道具
      2. [ C ] 螺旋桨（propeller的非正式说法）
      3. [ C ] 支撑物
      4. （橄榄球队）支柱前锋（该球员体壮有力，可支持并列争球）
      5. 对（某人的）尊重

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. 支撑;支持

      I propped my bike (up) against the wall.

      我把自行车靠在墙上。

      She was sitting at the desk with her chin propped on her hands.

      她双手托着下巴坐在书桌旁。

      This window keeps on closing – I'll have to prop it open with something.

      这扇窗老是自己关上——我得用什么东西撑着让它开着。

    noun(名词)
    1. [ C usually plural ] 道具

      The set is minimal and the only props used in the show are a table, a chair, and a glass of water.

      布景极其简单，剧中所用的道具只有一张桌子、一把椅子和一杯水。

    2. [ C ] 螺旋桨（propeller的非正式说法）
    3. [ C ] 支撑物

      I need some sort of a prop to keep the clothes line up.

      我需要个东西撑起晾衣绳。

      A lot of people use cigarettes as a sort of social prop (= to make them feel more confident).

      许多人吸烟是为了使自己感觉更有自信。

    4. （橄榄球队）支柱前锋（该球员体壮有力，可支持并列争球）
    5. 对（某人的）尊重

      I have to give her her props for being such a great athlete.

      我必须尊重她是一个杰出的运动员。

    小知识

    A prop is something you use as a support, like a broom that serves as a prop to hold a door open. A prop is also something that goes on stage, like a garbage can in a Beckett play.

    When you use a prop, you can say you prop something, or prop it up: “Here, prop your blanket fort up with this chair.” This handy word also means “a moveable object used on the set of a movie or play.” If you get a film job as a prop master, you'll be in charge of placing props in the correct spot before a scene is shot. This theatrical meaning is actually a shortened form of properties.

    实用短语

    1. prop cycle

      自行飞翔车,自行翱翔车,自行飞行车,空中脚踏车

    2. prop root

    3. steel prop

      钢支柱,铁柱

    4. prop people

      道具师

    5. iron prop

      铁支柱,

    6. prop man

      道具

    7. hydraulic prop

    8. mouth prop

      开口器,启齿器,翻译

    常用短语

    1. prop up

      v. 支撑；支持

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    prop,bolster,brace,buttress,maintain,support,sustain。
    这组词共同的意思是“支撑”。它们的区别在于：
    support指有基础或基座来承受某物的压力或重量，使其不坍塌或倒下，用于比喻可指能够经受住艰难困苦而不屈服；
    bolster指用垫枕等支撑物来支撑或承受负荷；
    brace指用支柱、支架来支住、撑牢某物，使其能抗住压力；
    buttress指用在建筑物应力点上加扶壁的办法来支住、加固某物，引申指用物质、金钱、事实等来支持某论点；
    maintain指保持某种状况或状态，给予所需的力量，以防力量、价值等有所损失；
    prop指支持需要立即加强或加固的事物；
    sustain强调始终不渝地支撑或保持。
    例如：This matter bolstered up his pride.这件事提高了他的自尊心。
    The struts are firmly braced.构架的支柱很牢固。
    She buttressed her argument with lots of solid facts.她用很多具体事实来支持她的论点。
    The state maintains the highways.政府养护公路。
    She propped up the baby's head by putting her hand behind its neck.她把手放在婴孩的头后，支撑他的头。
    She was sustained by pride in her family.对家庭的自豪感支持着她。
    重要短语
    prop up v.支撑；支持

    同义词

    brace  /  hold  /  bolster  /  up  /  support